Doctor sued for sex treatment for back pain SEATTLE (Reuters) - An Oregon woman whose doctor convinced her that he could cure her lower back pain by having sex with her is suing him and his medical clinic for $4 million, according to legal documents obtained on Monday. -
convinced? you mean to tell me his medical advice seemed logical enough to her that she actually consented? The doctor, Randall Smith, who was 50 at the time, was stripped of his license and sent to jail for 60 days last year for charging the state's Oregon Health Plan $5,000 for his 45-minute "treatments" involving the woman. -
I know he's wrong but the Pimp of the Year Award goes to...Randall Smith"Dr. Smith's medical treatment included intercourse in which he told plaintiff was needed to help alleviate plaintiff's lower back and lower extremity pain," the former patient said in the lawsuit.
The lawsuit, which charges battery, negligence and intentional and negligent infliction of emotional distress, was filed on Friday in Multnomah County court.
Emotional distress? Yeah, uhn huh! Being a dumbass shouldn't be a good enough reason to file a suitThough he pleaded guilty to submitting false health care claims, a felony, Smith maintained the sex with the 47-year-old woman was consensual.
I'm feeling like it was consensual Researchers Reconstruct 1918 Flu Virus ATLANTA - It sounds like a sci-fi thriller. For the first time, scientists have made from scratch the Spanish flu virus that killed millions of people in 1918.
Why? To help them understand how to better fend off a future global epidemic from the bird flu spreading in Southeast Asia.
Researchers believe their work offers proof the 1918 flu originated in birds, and provides insights into how it attacked and multiplied in humans. On top of that, this marks the first time an infectious agent behind a historic pandemic has ever been reconstructed. -
And they say AIDS wasn't made in a lab. Makes you wonder! Official grilled over expensive pizza OTTAWA (Reuters) - Perhaps one of the toppings was caviar.
Opposition legislators grilled Canadian Immigration Minister Joe Volpe in Parliament on Tuesday after learning that he had spent C$138 on a pizza dinner for two and charged it to his expense account. -
That would be $162.74 American dollars using this tableThe ruling Liberals are struggling to overcome the damage done by a government patronage scandal and are regularly accused of presiding over rampant corruption.
"I have heard of extra toppings, but this is ridiculous. When the most expensive item on the menu is C$34, how did he manage to spend C$138 for two people at a pizzeria?" asked Conservative Member of Parliament Rahim Jaffer.
Volpe replied that he had been carrying out consultations on how to improve the immigration system -- an answer which Jaffer found unpalatable.
"Either he ordered some very expensive wine or maybe he ordered a lot of take-out or maybe he is a very generous tipper," Jaffer fumed.
The head of the Royal Canadian Mint -- who earned C$277,000 a year in salary and allowances -- quit last week after it was revealed that he and his aides had racked up a vast amount in expenses and that he had put the cost of a C$1.29 pack of chewing gum to his official expense account.
Big pizza trouble again for ministerOTTAWA (Reuters) - Another day, another extremely expensive dinner at a Toronto pizza parlour.
A day after failing to explain how he had managed to spend C$138 (66.2 pounds) on pizza for two, Canadian Immigration Minister Joe Volpe was roasted in Parliament on Wednesday for spending C$207 on pizza for three people at the same establishment.
That would be $244.12 American using that same table"I'm sure Canadians are getting indigestion just thinking about all that pizza," Conservative legislator Rahim Jaffer told Parliament, prompting a chorus of mocking catcalls, jeers and groans.
Volpe -- who said last month that some meals had been used to discuss affairs in the province of Ontario -- replied that he had been talking about immigration issues.
Jaffer found this explanation found hard to swallow.
"The minister of immigration has eaten himself into a corner... Obviously the minister cannot remember which phoney excuse to stick to. Which is it? Ontario issues, immigration issues or is the minister just out to lunch?" he asked.
Last month, government records showed that Volpe spent almost C$7,000 on 31 meals in one seven-week period earlier this year. The records showed that on one night, Volpe had two dinners, each one with a different group of people.
World Beard Championship in BerlinBerlin, capital of all that is weird and wonderful, is set to host the world championship in beards and moustaches. Not since the days of the Kaiser has the city seen such magnificent facial hair.
This weekend, the World Championship in Beards and Moustaches will be taking place in the German capital for the first time ever. Admittedly the event may be more of a niche interest, but judging by the extravagance of some of the facial hair, these guys mean business.
http://www.worldbeardchampionships.com/Python Bursts After Trying to Eat Gator A 13-foot Burmese python recently burst after it apparently tried to swallow a live, six-foot alligator whole, authorities said.
The incident has heightened biologists' fears that the nonnative snakes could threaten a host of other animal species in the Everglades.
Over the years, many pythons have been abandoned in the Everglades by pet owners.
Why can't people be happy with the numerous domesticated animals available for adoption?The gory evidence of the latest gator-python encounter — the fourth documented in the past three years — was discovered and photographed last week by a helicopter pilot and wildlife researcher.
The snake was found with the gator's hindquarters protruding from its midsection. Mazzotti said the alligator may have clawed at the python's stomach as the snake tried to digest it.
In previous incidents, the alligator won or the battle was an apparent draw.
It is unknown how many pythons are competing with the thousands of alligators in the Everglades, but at least 150 have been captured in the past two years, said Joe Wasilewski, a wildlife biologist and crocodile tracker.
Pythons could threaten many smaller species that conservationists are trying to protect, including other reptiles, otters, squirrels, woodstorks and sparrows, Mazzotti said.
Wasilewski said a 10- or 20-foot python also could pose a risk to an unwary human, especially a child. He added, however, "I don't think this is an imminent threat. This is not a `Be afraid, be very afraid' situation.'"
I knew that wasn't going to be enough. I knew I needed something more structured than lying on my body ball for a few sets of this or that exercise. That's when I got the bright idea to dive head first into pilates. Soooo...this morning I turned on my new Windsor PilatesAdvanced Slimming video and endured 19 minutes of hell. I was happy that I made it to minute 14 before she hit me with some crazy movement that my body wouldn't let me perform no matter how hard I tried. Truth be told, I didn't try too hard. That body position didn't look normal. The good news is that I finished the video unscathed. For a pilates newbie I was quite satisfied with my results. I hope my 3 a week dosage of 19 minutes of hell will be worth it all in the long run.
